A&P Commission totals over $12K in first nine months

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Dec 24, 2012 at 11:12 AMDec 24, 2012 at 11:15 AM

The Stuttgart A&P Commission will not meet Thursday for its regularly scheduled meeting due to the Christmas holiday. The Commission will meet at 4 p.m. Jan. 31 at Stuttgart City Hall, located at 304 S. Maple Street. All Stuttgart A&P Commission meetings are open to the public.

Leigh Kreimeier, lkreimeier@stuttgartdailyleader.com

From March through November the Stuttgart Advertising and Promotion Commission received a total of $12,320.41

The Stuttgart A&P Commission will not meet Thursday for its regularly scheduled meeting due to the Christmas holiday. The Commission will meet at 4 p.m. Jan. 31 at Stuttgart City Hall, located at 304 S. Maple Street. All Stuttgart A&P Commission meetings are open to the public.

The 1 percent A&P lodging tax went into effect on March 1. The tax is due to the city on the 20th of each month. The A&P Tax was passed during the December 2011 Stuttgart City Council meeting. The 1 percent tax will be applied to all Stuttgart motels and hotels.

Economy Inn paid in $125 in March, $112 in May, $123 in June, $127 in July, $112 in August, $106.09 in September, $119 in October and $123 in November. Super 8 paid in $454.21 in April, $327.86 in May, $298.78 in June, $204.04 in July, $315.51 in August, $259.50 in September, $265.12 in October and $300.68 in November.

Days Inn and Suites paid in $517.15 in April, $416.61 in May, $384.44 in June, $479.53 in July $499.87 in August, $640.24 in September, $390.17 in October and $547.77 in November. Deluxe Inn paid in $75.80 in April, $66.89 in May, $137.46 in June, $91.13 in July, $70.83 in August, $106.09 in September, $73.98 in October and $82.25 in November.

Best Western paid in $753.83 in April, $803.08 in May, $853.33 in June, $831.21 in July, $811.82 in August, $879 in September, $612.99 in October and $956.14 in November.

The only new business discussed during November’s meeting will be on tap in 2013. Stuttgart A&P Chairman Amanda Holsted said she had recently spoken with Jenifer’s Antique Show out of Conway about possibly holding an antique show at the Grand Prairie Center. The event would be held over three days bringing in possibly 150 vendors.

Holsted said the pricing at the Grand Prairie Center was higher than what the group was used to paying with less floor space, but believes the group will be impressed with the building and Stuttgart.

Stuttgart A&P Commission member Shashwat Goyal made the motion that the antique show could possibly come to Stuttgart with a proposal of the Commission paying for one day’s rent, which would be approximately $1,300.

The motion was seconded, but an application would need to be brought before the Commission before it is approved. The show is expected in spring 2013.